By now you should be confident that Shia LaBeouf has a "by any means necessary" approach to acting. Having unsimulated sex, trying some moonshine ... he's willing to do it if it'll get him in character.

It's all part of an approach that his "Lawless" director John Hillcoat referred to in an interview with USA Today as "Method-like."

So in order to prepare for his role in 2013's "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," LaBeouf set aside a day for a quick acid trip.

"There's a way to do an acid trip like 'Harold & Kumar,' and there's a way to be on acid," the 26-year-old actor told USA Today. "What I know of acting, Sean Penn actually strapped in to that [electric] chair in 'Dead Man Walking.' These are the guys that I look up to."

LaBeouf's been on a quest to show and prove lately, denouncing the studio system that brought forth his blockbuster franchise, "Transformers," in favor of independent storytelling. Speaking with the newspaper, he said he'd also denounce the paychecks that came with that success.

"If I could give the money back and get all the credibility in the world that I'm seeking, I would do it tomorrow," he said. "In a heartbeat."

shia, try some humility , dont drink , dont smoke, get real --- then you will see life as it is meant to be
its called true intimacy with being to see outside yourself. -- Good luck - you have what it takes

Credibility? I wouldn't hold your breath, Even Stevens. You are a male Miley Cyrus; a former disney channel actor who is desparate to look like a mature, serious actor. Shia, you helped ruin Indiana Jones forever. You starred in three overblown and overly stupid Transformers movies. And now you want us to hold you inthe same kind of esteem as we hold Sean penn?? uh uh.
But hey, if you are serious about the Credibility over cash thing, you can wire me one of your millions and I will consider you the next Daniel Day Lewis.

I'd give it all back for credibility says the guy who wipes his àss with $100 bills. Thankfully in his quest for credibility he'll end up going the River Phoenix route. Or hopefully he'll go the Brandon Lee route and try to get in to character of someone who has been shot by getting himself shot.

Shia LaBeouf is one of the most worthless POS actors alive today. Any movie he does is immediately a C-grade movie. Look how he sabotaged Indy Jones. So if he just goes away and gets a job guarding movie sets, that's just fine with me.

In my oppinion he's came a long way from his childhood acting days. If I see his name as an actor in a movie I always check it out. Every movie I've seen him in has been great. So what that he's Jewish? What are you all, Jewish hating nazis? What's being Jewish have to do with anything? I would like to see him (and many others) do something charitable with their money like Denzel did...

It doesnt matter how you dress this kid. All I can see is him running screaming with his voice cracking when that girl transformer tried to get it on with him at college. Credibility will indeed need to be earned.

What is the obsession with this guy being Jewish? He was born to a non-Jewish father and a Jewish mother. Why don't you talk about Natalie Portman, Logan Lerman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Mila Kunis being Jewish instead? They were all born to two Jewish parents.

Loved you as a kid. Sorry to see you grew up pretentious and full of yourself. Don't worry! There are hundreds of other young men who would happily fill your shoes and make movies to entertain and enjoy.

Sorry Shia, the role of Hollywood D0uche-Bag has already been filled by James Franco. You aren't good looking. You can't act. You have a small winkie... There's NOTHING to base any "credibility" on. You're just a B-List (at best) actor trying to emulate other actors...

I thought the same thing. He obviously never saw the movie. A lot of Dead Man Walking dealt with whether or not a condemned man feels any pain from the lethal injection. it goes into detail about what the three drugs do to the body. Anyone who saw the movie and was impacted by it would know that there was no electric chair.

Seriously – look up supreme dou**e in the dictionary and you'll see a pic of this dude. You know what Shia? If you feel so strongly about 'credibility' and 'giving back" – why don't you donate all the money you got from 'selling out' in that dreck Transformers franchise to a charity. It's quite easy and will make you look more like a man of principle and less like the uber dou**e that you are.

Sometimes actors can get a bit full of themselves. What is so impressive about Sean Penn strapping himself into an electric chair? Sorry, that DOESN'T equate to the real thing. I'd be impressed if he had the switch thrown for a few seconds. Great actor, but that is more stunt than anything else.

If he made these bold assetions BEFORE becoming a millionaire, I would admire him. If he has so much conviction, rather than pay it back to the studios, why not pay it forward as charitable donations, and then we can see where his priorities lie...

Is this the look he's going for in this new movie? He looks more like a serial killer, than a lady's man. I'm sure most women wouldn't want to jump in bed with him looking like that. Of course, I could be wrong about that one! lol

I think he's smoking! I would kíll for hím bc he's so fííínnnnneeeeee! You mean to tell me that you wouldn't want him chasing you around the room with his iron pipe while rolling your rrrrrrrrrr and listening to jungle music? Roll play of Tarzan and Jane...Lmao (I'm just kidding of course).

As an actor myself, NOBODY else can tell him what he needs to read or do or work on to be a better actor. That's for his acting coach and him to make the decision because they know him, none of us do. It's different strokes for different folks, this method for him may work. People are so quick to criticize every five minutes.

Oh c'mon. Kid just discovered Strasberg's version of the "method". He's acting like a freshman year theatre major who read his first book.

I know it sounds cool and all, but none of that will make him a better actor. I would recommend he reads a book by Stella Adler, as well as Improvisation for the Theatre by Spolin, and Uta Hagen's books on acting theory. It would give a more well rounded perspective. That type of extreme "method" acting just makes you feel like your performance is real, while observers would tend to disagree.

I'm so drunk right now, I have no idea why I would offer acting advice to Shia Lebeouf.

Its simple, you can "give back": simply donate the $$$ you received for acting in those blockbusters less the amount you receive for your indie work .. to charity. Once that is done, then your statement will be more credible.